Setting the Stage for Solar System Formation

Projektinformationen

S4F

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 646908

DOI 10.3030/646908

Abgeschlossenes Projekt

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 7 Mai 2015

Startdatum 1 August 2015

Enddatum 31 Januar 2021

Finanziert unter

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Gesamtkosten € 1 999 659,00

EU-Beitrag € 1 999 659,00

Koordiniert durch

KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET
Denmark

Ziel

Low-mass stars like our Sun are formed in the centers of dark clouds of dust and gas that obscure their visible light. Deep observations at infrared and submillimeter wavelengths are uniquely suited to probe the inner regions of these young stellar objects and unravel their structures, as well as the physical and chemical processes involved. These earliest stages are particularly interesting because the properties of the deeply embedded objects reflect the star formation process itself and how it relates to its environment. It is for example during this stage that the final mass of the star and the properties of its disk – and thus ability to form planets – are determined. It is also during these stages that the first seeds for the chemical evolution of the protoplanetary disk are planted and where some complex organic, possibly prebiotic, molecules may be formed. I here apply for an ERC Consolidator Grant that will support an ambitious program to map the physics and chemistry of the early Solar System. The proposed research program intends to use new high resolution, high sensitivity observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) - including a number of recently approved large programs – coupled to state-of-the-art radiative transfer tools and theoretical simulations to address some of the key questions concerning the physics and chemistry of the earliest stages of the Solar System: How is the chemistry of the earliest protostellar stages related to the physical structure and evolution of the young stellar object and its surrounding environment? Which complex organic molecules are present in the inner regions of low-mass protostars? What are the chances the rich chemistry of the earliest stages is incorporated into planetary systems such as our own?

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• natural sciences › chemical sciences › organic chemistry
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › agriculture › grains and oilseeds
• natural sciences › physical sciences › astronomy › planetary sciences › planets
• natural sciences › physical sciences › astronomy › planetary sciences › comets
• natural sciences › physical sciences › astronomy › planetary sciences › celestial mechanics

Programm/Programme

• H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme

Thema/Themen

• ERC-CoG-2014 - ERC Consolidator Grant

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

ERC-2014-CoG

Finanzierungsplan

ERC-COG - Consolidator Grant

Gastgebende Einrichtung

KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 1 999 659,00
• Adresse: NORREGADE 10 ; 1165 Kobenhavn ; Dänemark
• Region: Danmark › Hovedstaden › Byen København
• Aktivitätstyp: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Gesamtkosten: € 1 999 659,00

Begünstigte (1)

KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET

Dänemark

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 1 999 659,00
• Adresse: NORREGADE 10 ; 1165 Kobenhavn
• Region: Danmark › Hovedstaden › Byen København
• Aktivitätstyp: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Gesamtkosten: € 1 999 659,00